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Residents urge full EIR for Esmeralda project, citing water and changed circumstances
Summary
Multiple Cloverdale residents told the council the Esmeralda development should undergo a new environmental impact report rather than proceed on an addendum, raising water-supply, traffic and changed-circumstance concerns and asking the city to make the environmental review and upcoming approvals clearer to the public.
Several Cloverdale residents used the public-comment period at the March 11 City Council meeting to press city officials to require a full, updated environmental impact report for the Esmeralda development rather than rely on a 2009 EIR with an addendum.
Jennifer Sullivan told the council she has ‘‘learned how the Esmeralda approval process is being pushed through on such an aggressive timeline’’ and argued an addendum ‘‘is used for minor technical revisions that do not trigger new significant impacts,’’ while Esmeralda is a ‘‘major development’’ that will increase demand on Cloverdale’s water supply. Sullivan…
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